Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus

Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus - good for couple evenings, too boring to play until the end I played around 25 missions of Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus, and overall the game left me disappointed. First of all, I never really understood the idea behind the global timer. The game does a poor job explaining the actual consequences of rushing missions versus taking your time. The pros and cons of fast clears compared to thorough exploration are vague, so instead of creating meaningful tension, the timer just feels like pressure for the sake of pressure. Visually, the game feels very low-budget and surprisingly small in scope. Location assets are extremely repetitive and get old very quickly. If you’re not deeply familiar with Necron lore, all enemies blur together — they feel like minor variations of the same model over and over again. The soundtrack is limited and underwhelming. I know many Warhammer 40K games are worse, but this universe should feel grand, atmospheric, and over-the-top. Instead, the game boils down to timed grinding. I also don’t get the design intent behind troops. Why spend resources on spawning Skitarii when investing in Tech-Priests is clearly more efficient? Tech-Priests actually progress, dying isn’t a big deal since they’re resurrected after missions anyway, and the penalty for losing one is fairly mild. In practice, troops feel redundant rather than strategic. The exploration aspect is another weak point. Entering identical rooms just to choose a glyph feels pointless. It resembles Darkest Dungeon in structure, but without the visual flair or tension — here it’s simply dull. Combat itself is not terrible, but it’s too unconventional in ways that don’t always feel good. The heavy reliance on Cognition Points, the lack of cover mechanics, and the overall sameness of encounters make battles blur together. After 25 missions, I already felt exhausted and bored. In short, Mechanicus has some decent tactical ideas, but they’re buried under repetitive design, weak presentation, and unclear systems. What should have been a stylish, atmospheric 40K experience instead feels like a small, grindy tactics game with a timer constantly breathing down your neck.

Las primeras horas son tensas, y cada mejora que conseguís se siente mejor que el sexo. Después conseguís un arma buena, la mezclas con un combo roto y te quedan 15 horas de juego que son un paseo.

i got to rob a necron of his necron minis.

Fine for what it is, a tactical game with Warhammer lore. As a newbie fan of Warhammer, I liked it but if they just did a little more with it I think it would have been really great. Got it on sale and would definitely recommend it for that price.

装备、技能、怪物、地图重复高的可怕，基本上就只有数值的变化，导致玩起来同质化严重，时间越长越腻。加上动画墨迹且不可跳过，不能快捷键保存等等，可以说是相当折磨了。好在当时买这游戏的时候价格10块不到，希望二代有所改善。

别崩档了行不行？ 打完前手动存档不崩，打完前没手动存档就崩然后重新打继续崩档，本来回合内垃圾时间就长，你没那个技术就打完自动存档，别他妈一崩档我就得重新打，代码稳定性跟印度阿三写的代码一样垃圾

Good strategy game, but when i thought i was about to move on to another planet the game was finished. Beat it easily on hard mode.